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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What bad news does Henny write in her letter to Norman?
2. Why does Gilbert quit?
3. Why are Mr. and Mrs. Harmer ready to check out early a second time?
4. Who looks familiar to Norman Paperman when they meet?
5. What does Norman want to change about the brochures advertising the club?
Short Essay Questions
1. What good news and bad news does Henny have in a letter she wrote to Norman?
2. Why do Henny and Norman call Sheldon "The Sending?"
3. The Tilson party is an event that can make or break the Gull Reef Club. What does Norman know is the most important factor in pulling off the party?
4. When Norman cannot get a clear connection during his phone call to Lester, what does he finally do to get the deposit to buy the club?
5. What other shock does Norman have about the financing for the Gull Reef Club?
6. Why do Henny and Norman dislike Sheldon Klug?
7. What does Henny seem most excited about when seeing the island and the Gull Reef Club?
8. What happens at the club because of the second earthquake on the island?
9. What is Lionel Williams' reaction to the island?
10. What happens to Thor, the bartender who practically ran the club for Mrs. Ball, the previous owner?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
In the opening pages the author provides an extensive history of the island of Amerigo. Does this history play into the story? For reasons of realism, is the history of this fictional island similar to the actual history of some real Caribbean islands? In what ways? Give examples from the text to support your responses.
Essay Topic 2
If Tex Akers was involved in so many deals that went bad, why was he permitted to begin the Crab Cove project on Amerigo? Give examples from the text to support your responses.
Essay Topic 3
The natural progression of a novel is a series of events and interactions between characters that helps to move the story from point A to point B, and on to the end of the novel. An example of this is that the water problem moves the story to the cistern problem, which then moves the story to needing someone to do the repair work. With that in mind, what purpose did the killing of Hassim serve in the book? Give examples from the text to support your responses.
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